Mumbai, India, October 17, 2013 – Radix, today, unveiled the .in.net CARnival, a new competition for its .in.net resellers at the Reseller Club Hosting Summit in New Delhi. The CARnival seeks to increase awareness and adoption of .in.net – an India-focused extension. Spread over three months, the contest promises its winner a brand new Hyundai Eon to drive home in the New Year.

With equal opportunity being the central theme of the contest, the winner is determined based on the ratio of .in.net additions to a base number of other domain additions during the contest period. This innovation allows even small-scale resellers to compete on par with the largest ones, ensuring that no reseller is left out.

“In an industry such as ours, the channel partners are invaluable! To this end, we are very excited about the launch of the .in.net CARnival exclusively for our partners. It is a first-of-its-kind contest and we are proud to be the ones behind it.” said Sandeep Ramchandani, Business Head – .in.net

There are no new India-focused TLDs in the pipeline while the number of Indian internet users is expected to reach 350 million by 2016, creating a gap between demand and supply. Sandeep explained, “With the .in.net extension, we are confident of plugging the demand-supply gap and providing individuals and businesses with an affordable and memorable alternative to .in. The CARnival will only add to the expansion of the primary market for .in.net while giving our channel partners the chance to compete fairly for the grand prize”

Mumbai, India, August 06, 2013 – Radix today announced the launch of the General Availability period for its first India-centric domain, .in.net to the public for registratrion. Radix is Asia’s largest new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) applicant in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) process to expand Internet addressing and make it more meaningful.

The general availability corresponds to the opening of the .in.net namespace to the general public. All available .in.net domain names can now be registered on a first-come, first-served basis.

.in.net is a unique opportunity – offering registrants a new experience in the branding of their online presence. The .in.net extension caters to Indian individuals, businesses based in India as well as India-focused businesses.

Sandeep Ramchandani, Business Head – .in.net said “This is a great opportunity for Indian individuals and businesses to grab a short, memorable and affordable name that is exclusive to India. We are pleased to offer our customers the possibility to register .in.net domain names and thus acquire a competitive edge. For example, instead of registering flowersellers-india.in or .com, people can now register flowers.in.net.”

The General Availability Registration Period follows the recent completion of the Landrush & TM Claims period, during which customers could pre-register for generic, premium names and brand names could block their trademark domains to prevent cybersquatting.

As per estimates by Boston Consulting Group, India’s internet population is expected to nearly triple from 125 million in 2011 to 330 million by 2016. The number of domain names in the country is expected to increase at a faster pace as more businesses look to setup their online presence to tap the vast Indian internet population. Radix’s vision for the .in.net namespace is for it to be the domain extension of choice for individuals and businesses with an Indian focus.

.in.net domain names are available through a wide network of Registrars, several of whom are among the leading registrars in the world. For more information on how to register a .in.net name, please visit https://domains.in.net/

Mumbai, India, May 16, 2013 – The Directi Group, India’s largest supplier of domain names, has launched a new internet addressing domain ‘.IN.NET’. The new privately operated, Indian focused address will offer shorter, more memorable, first choice names which are otherwise hard to find in .com, .net or .in. So for instance, instead of registering mukeshandsons.in or .com, a certain Mr. Mukesh can now register mukesh.in.net as his website address.

With an internet population of over 100 million, India ranks third in the global internet population chart. However, in terms of domain names or internet addresses in use, India is estimated at slightly over 3 million names. This gap is expected to close over the next few years as more businesses, professionals and individuals look to set-up their own website to reach this rapidly growing internet audience.

“Data gathered across all our channels show that over 65% of our customers are not able to get a domain name of their first choice. They are either turning away or settling for a much longer, unattractive name. Our aim is to make name scarcity a non-issue and offer all Indians a short, memorable name at a very affordable price.” – said Bhavin Turakhia, Founder & Group CEO

.IN.NET will launch with a 42 day Landrush & TM Claims service starting 17th June, 2013, where customers can pre-register for generic, premium names and brand names can block their domain names to prevent cybersquatting. Open registrations on a first-come, first-served basis will start 1st August onwards. The domain will be distributed across all of Directi’s properties and other domain registrars around the world.

About The Directi Group

Directi is a $300+ million group of businesses, providing various web products and services to millions of global users. Directi businesses include ResellerClub, LogicBoxes, BigRock, Skenzo and Media.net. We are 800 people strong, spread across 5 offices in 3 countries.